If you've got a problem that no one else can handle, and if you can cut a deal with him, maybe you can hire Al-Capone.

Some great moments and writing in the last episode. The stand off between Chalky and Gyp was probably the best 1-1 exchange of the season, both men insulting the other but sounding complimentry.
Eddie Kessler yet again showing himself to be a marine, I really want to know what Nucky did for Eddie that has made him so loyal. Richard Harrow loading up his considerable arsenal and giving the camera his best one eyed stare.

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Am loving this show. Last episode and the ending was fantastic. Presume there are more seasons to come ?

Fourth is confirmed.

Can see this lasting 6 seasons. Prohibition ended in 1933. If I'm not mistaken season 3 takes place during 1923. So plenty of material to go on up till then as I'm not sure how much influence the real Nucky had without the illegal alcohol trade. Even it goes on past '33, there's still plenty to work with. Such as the rise of certain famous mobsters, drugs replacing alcohol, Frank Costello, the Five Families/The Commission etc.

Not that Boardwalk Empire is only about the Mafia but given its subject matter they're only to become more and more integral to the overall storyline. I mean a lot of this season has dealt with Nucky et al dealing with their own issues, whilst a concurrent plot follows the mob in New York and Chicago. The finale at least will see the two sets of characters intertwine more than they have been.

Fucking love this show. From the dancing showgirls to the suits, the cars, tommy guns, the sets, everything just oozes atmosphere. Of course, it would mean nothing if the story and acting is shite, but this season has been spectacular. Best thing on TV for me.

Gotta agree with everyone else, the show's really taken off this season. Whilst the oldies like Dexter and SOA are getting extremely tired, and even Homeland seems to be lagging after just one season, Boardwalk just keeps getting better!
It's bumped its way up to my fave show currently on TV.
Can't wait for the finale, should be nuts.

Just got to the end if series 2, pretty shocked they killed Jimmy. It was a bit of a slog to get this far anyway; not sure I'll bother carrying on now they've killed the obly character I found vaguely interesting.

Stick with it Faux, this third season was easily the best of the lot, Gyp Rosetti's crazy ways kind of make up for the other character's absence.
Great last episode, but it could've easily been spread over another 2 or 3 hours. Harrow's moment was friggin fantastic, only complaint was the lack of Michael Shannon.

Quite enjoyed the finale, although not quite as much as I'd hoped after the fantastic penultimate episode. Harrow's scene was amazing, but the gang on gang stuff seemed to be skimmed over, it seemed to echo the ending to Gangs of New York for me - where so much had been done to build things up only for the conclusion to be handled very matter of factly.

Lots of double crossing though, Nuckie is a pragmatic and calculating bastard. Looking forward to season 4.

Richard Harrow is the terminator, best character in the show got the best scene in it's history, simply amazing sequence.

I hope Gillian survies her OD, her dirty talk with Gyp in the office was both hilarious and fraught with tension. I think the series will miss soemthing without her perverted antics. Joe Masseria has really warmed his way into my heart ("you have no Nucky Thompson,Ay?") looking foward to more of him next season. It has set us up for a conflict between Luciano/Mayer vs Rothstein/Masseria.

Nucky has repaired his realtionship with his brother and shunned his residency in the Ritz to go fully underground.

Overall though this has been the best season yet and I for one cannot wait for the next season to start. Looking foward to seeing Chalky's club in full swing.

Just got to the end of this and loved it. There was the odd bit of patchy plotting in the final episode though. Just what were Nucky and Eli going to do when they arrived at Gillianís? They did not know Harrow was going to kill all of Gyp's men and if they had arrived on their own they would have been killed. They sent away all their men to kill the guys who were leaving and no longer a threat. That made no sense.

Still it was great overall and I am going to miss Gyp. A great character.

I am sure Rothstein will be in it. If nothing else they will be dealing with Nucky stitching him up.

I am not sure on what is happening with Margaret. That was a weird scene. It does feel like that could be the end of that character as well. I don't see any way they are coming back from that and I thought it tied in at the end with the no more being a known man for Nucky bit. I actually donít dislike Margaret as much as some but I do think there is nothing else to do with that character. If they come back itís just going to be repeating what they have already done.

So many great moments in those last two episodes. Last 5 minutes of the penultimate episode was probably the high point, but also loved the mayor's press conference where he says he runs the city, not Nucky Thompson, then there's the little pause, all the reporters fall about laughing and he storms off... lovely little touch.

Richard Harrow is Boardwalk Empire's Tyrion Lannister. By which I mean that he's been the show's main draw for me. I'm glad to finally see him get some on-screen badassery time, although I didn't expect him to be such a Terminator.

I've been hoping that Michael Shannon's character, Van Alden, would become an enforcer for Al Capone, or one of the other gangs in Cicero. Those scenes, in which he brandishes his suitcase menacingly, seemed to hint towards such a future. Looks like that'll have to wait til next season...

Overall though that was an explosive finale and I loved it.

I just hope Nucky and Margaret don't reconcile. I think their relationship has run its course. My interest in it certainly has.
We've seen a very similar dynamic play out already with Tony and Carmella Soprano. It'd be tedious to tread old ground.